The whole archipelago at your own pace, the boat yours alone, and thirteen stops with no time limit at any of them.
₺25.000 for up to 6 guests · +₺750 per extra guest · max 12
The whole archipelago at your own pace, with no time limit at any stop and the boat yours alone — both decks, all day. We run the route backwards: the loggerhead turtles off Çayağzı beach first, then the quiet eastern bays, so that by the time we reach the Sunken City and Kaleköy the crowds have thinned. Thirteen stops, lunch cooked on board, and a last swim in Çamlık bay before we turn for home, with tea, coffee or a plate of fruit on deck. We do not sell drinks on board on a private charter: bring your own, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, at no extra charge.
Museum and archaeological site tickets can be bought in advance at muze.gov.tr, where the current prices are also listed. A Müzekart, which covers entry to state sites for a year, can be bought at the site entrance.
Kekova is small enough that every boat visits the same places — what changes is the order. We go the other way round, which is why our swimming stops are empty when everyone else’s are full.
We leave the yacht harbour at ten and slow down off the beach, where a freshwater spring runs into the sea and loggerhead turtles come in to feed. Swim with them, or photograph them from the deck.
A quiet, clean bay to start the day in — tea on deck and the first proper swim, with nobody else at anchor.
Through the strait, past Aşırlı Island and its wild goats, with the water changing from blue to green beside you.
We drop the hook in the most sheltered corner of Gökkaya. Swim, sunbathe, or do nothing at all.
The ruins of a Byzantine church stand on Kişneli Island to port. The captain tells you its history from the deck as we pass.
Past İkizler bay, Burç Castle comes into view. We slow right down for photographs and the story behind it.
A kilometre and a half along the Lycian and Roman ruins of Simena, at the slowest speed the boat will hold and as close to shore as we are allowed. Swimming is forbidden here, so this is the one stop you watch rather than swim.
Anchor among the ruins. The stonework underwater here is from the same period as the Sunken City, and you are allowed to swim over it. Lunch is served at this stop.
Famous for how clear it is, and quiet by this hour because most boats have already turned for home.
About an hour ashore. Climb to the castle, swim out to the Lycian tomb standing in the sea, walk the village lanes, and eat the homemade ice cream.
One of Kekova’s most isolated bays — clear, calm and almost always empty. A last long swim.
The last swim of the day, in the softest light it gets. Tea, coffee or a plate of fruit on deck while nobody is in a hurry.
Back alongside in Çayağzı, at the same quay we left from in the morning.
Times are a guide. The captain may adjust the programme and the length of each stop for weather and sea conditions — and because this is a private charter, the day can be reshaped around what your group feels like doing.